think up (v)
think of (v)
dream up (v)
hatch (v)
concoct (v)

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type v
lex_filenum 36
def devise or invent
examples He thought up a plan to get rich quickly
no-one had ever thought of such a clever piece of software
Frame - 8 Somebody ----s something
Outgoing links
Hypernym create by mental act, create mentally
Derivationally related form concoct → concoction
Hyponym idealize, idealise; fabricate, manufacture, cook up, make up, invent
Incoming links
Derivationally related form concoction → concoct
Hypernym idealize, idealise; fabricate, manufacture, cook up, make up, invent
Also see think → think up
Hyponym create by mental act, create mentally
Also see dream → dream up

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